Several airports refuse to play Noem video blaming shutdown on Democrats

Published October 14, 2025 9:09am ET



Several U.S. airports will not show Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem‘s video about the government shutdown‘s effects on travel out of concern that it violates the Hatch Act.

Noem blames Democratic lawmakers for the shutdown in the video, which was set to play at every public airport in the United States to warn travelers about the shutdown’s effects on travel processes and the Transportation Security Administration.

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